Improvement in children s horse and self-propeller



' J. H. NoLAN.

Velocipede.

Patentd March 1. 1870.

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JoHN'H. NoLAN, or WATERVILLE, NEW YoRK' Letters Patcnt No. 100,316, datcd March 1, 187 0; antedated Febr'zwry 11, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S HORS AND SELP-PROPELLER'.

The Scheule referre to iu these Letters Patent and making part'of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OHN H. N oLAN, of Water-Ville, in the county of Oncidn, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Ghildrenls Hobby-Horse or Self-Propeller; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, refercnce being had to the accompanying drawings and the letters of refcrence marked thereon.

Figure 1 is a perspective view, childrenls hobby-horse or self-propeller.

Figure 2 is the clhow, as seen in fig. 1, at g, and Figure 5, and kept in position hy the Spring n., one end being attached to the elbow g, and the other end to the frame, as Seen in fig. 5,- at'o..

Figures 2 and 3 are connccted together at p p, forming a loose joint, allowing the pawl to move up and down. v F, fig. 1, is the axle, around which' are two coil Springs D D, right and left hand.

One-end of each Spring is attached to the bar E, which turns on the axle.

The outer ends of the springs are fastened` to the collar k, Figure 4, as seen at Ir, which are made to turn on the axle for the purpose of straining or relaxing the Springs, according to the weight of the rider, a hole in the frame to match one of the three holeS in the'collar l l l, for a pin to keep the collars in their position.y

The hind feet of the horse are fastened to the ends of the bar E, and through the knee of one of the front legs the rod'c passes up into the body, which may be taken up and lct out and held in its place by the Screw b.

showing use of the v (l is the vnpright Shaft, With straps down on both Sides of the front wheel B, to hold the-wheel.

Theshaft above the wheel passes through the front end of the frame A A to turn the wheel in any direction, by means of a bar, e, acroSs the top of the shaft d, with holcs in each end to guide the wheel by the rider..

h is the brake.

i, the Spring, to hold the brake from the wheel when,

not wanted.

L is a rod or Spring through the front end of the bar extending each -way down under the frame, to prevent the Spring from raising the fore part of -the horse.

too high.

To operate the ehildrenis hohby-horse or Self-propeller, the rider Sits inposition on the horse. A for- Ward and backward motion of the body oscillates the bar E and moves the rod c up and down onto the face of the elbow g, giving a backward and forward movement of the lower end of the pawl n; upon the Surface occuped by the wheels, thuS nioving the hobhy-horsc along at the will of the rider.

What I claim, and (lesire to secure by Letters Pat-' ent, is'- i In combination with the frame, consisting of its several parts, as described, the bar F, with the rightand-left eoiled springs D 1), the collars R R, the bar f with the spring n, the elhow g, all arrauged as herein set forth.

` `JOHN H; NOLAN.V

lever m, and rod o,

VVitnesses:

E. A. PALMER, HENRY WALSH. 

